Laye Bamba, Thanx for a beautiful eulogy! >From: BambaLaye <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: The Light at the end - A poetic tribute for conscience >Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 21:17:56 -0500 > >Folks, > >Here's a few words I want to add to Buharry's wonderful tribute to our >brothers and sisters who stood up to uphold their conscience against all >odds. This piece is also a tribute to all those who strongly believe in >their conscience of discerning right from wrong and will not hesitate to >stand up for what is right and just. Here goes........ > > > >YOU'RE THE LIGHT AT THE END > > > >You! My dear I cannot rest but commend > >For when you said NO! We saw the uptrend > >The truth bittersweet you always defend > >For it is that upon which all shall depend > > > >When you stood up your ground > >I knew you are all that is profound > >To be steadfast in your conscience > >Against all odds to prove your innocence > > > >For in the end your conscience will prevail > >The forces against your guidance to see us derail > >Into the wilderness and cruelty of naiveté > >Behold you my dear unto your forté > > > >The seedlings you nourish as they grow > >In the books of history you shall glow > >You're the one huge rock in the battered sea > >With the cruel waves of decadence you did not flee > > > >You're the shining star glowing in the loom > >Reminding us that all is not gloom > >With hopes and inspirations of your broom > >To sweep and dust from us that is doom > > > >Your light will brighten the path to end the torments of decadence > >Against all odds you stood up firm to uphold your conscience. > > > > > > > >Abdoulie A. Jallow > >April 9, 2002 > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~